During our next unit in Science we will learn about living systems. Students will investigate about different water ecosystems and how humans have impacted the balance of life. It is plain and simple; our fresh water resources and ocean resources are critically in need of attention . How can we help? This article is about […]
A Documentary Called Black Fish
In class, we watched a documentary called Black Fish. It is a story about a whale named Tilikum who has been living in captivity for the majority of his life. He was kidnapped when he was a baby and then trained to be a show marine mammal in places like Sea World. I learned that […]
Elementary Science Fair 2017
Once again, our students made me so proud! All grades Pre-K through Grade 5 shared their projects. So much learning going on at KAS!
Digital Citizenship
In class, we visited different websites and played different games to teach us about digital citizenship and being safe on-line. Below are the links to all of the sites we visited and a description of what I learned at that site. Twalkers Twalkers taught me about walking and texting at the same time. This is […]
Bridge Project
In science class we did an experiment to see which type of bridge would be the strongest design. Read Maggie’s report to see what happened: This is a movie I made about creating a bridge and you can even see the competition. We found out that Clare’s bridge was the strongest. She used the Howe […]
Bridge Building Competition
I am so proud of my 5th grade students. Each student created their own bridge out of balsa wood to meet expectations. They did a great job! Here is a short video that displays the process of finding out which bridge is the strongest:
Space Tours Brochure
In science, we were studying space. So we did an integrated project with writing and IT and made a brochure about a space tours company. Students got to make up their own company names and space tours itinerary; however, they also had to provide true facts. You can see an example brochure below made by […]
Why are bridges so strong?
Getting ready to build our bridges. Why are bridges so strong?
Fraction Video
In Math we are learning about fractions. One skill is how to change fractions to mixed numbers and mixed numbers to fractions. The students created videos explaining how to do this skill. Here is an example from Maggie, Kevin and Devin. You need to click on the link: Fraction Video
Matter Unit
Students had a great time during the matter unit while we did small experiments in class. This is a video we made about Physical and Chemical Change. We used the popular Youtube video – PPAP Song, “I have an apple, I have a pen…..” – during this experiment when learning about physical and chemical changes […]